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Leonard Cohen – Story of Isaac Lyrics 12 years ago
About: 'The peacock spreads its fan'

I've leaved in India and there, the peacock is reveread as a protector against evil He is often seen close to the goddess on representation of Saraswati, goddess of the arts, if I'm not wrong (hindouism has so much Gods and Goddess and I'm not a specialist).

But anyway, in Uttar Pradesh, I've seen peacocks fighting against snakes. When the snake is dead, the victorious peacock spreads its fan.

As in the Bible, snake is the Evil, I would say that the end of the song means that, Evil is (or will be) defeated...

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Leonard Cohen – Story of Isaac Lyrics 12 years ago
About: 'The peacock spreads its fan'

I've leaved in India and there, the peacock is reveread as a protector against evil He is often seen close to the goddess on representation of Saraswati, goddess of the arts, if I'm not wrong (hindouism has so much Gods and Goddess and I'm not a specialist).

But anyway, in Uttar Pradesh, I've seen peacocks fighting against snakes. When the snake is dead, the victorious peacock spreads its fan.

As in the Bible, snake is the Evil, I would say that the end of the song means that, Evil is (or will be) defeated...

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